Ole Miss vs Georgia

•Ole Miss is looking to even its record to 2-2 on the season ... The Rebels started 1-2 last season before knocking off Fresno State to even their record at 2-2 on the year ... Ole Miss has not started a season 1-3 since opening the 2007 season 1-4 ... The Rebels boast an all-time record of 620-478-35 (.563 winning percentage) in 117 years of football.
•This meeting will be the 44th all-time between Ole Miss and Georgia, dating back to 1940, with UGA owning a 30-12-1 lead ... The Bulldogs hold an 9-5 advantage in Oxford ... The Bulldogs have taken eight straight in the series ... Ole Miss and Georgia played annually from 1966-2002, and the Bulldogs posted a 27-10-1 mark against Ole Miss during that span.
•The Rebels are looking to even their SEC mark at 1-1 on the year ... Ole Miss has not opened a season with consecutive league losses since 2007.
•Ole Miss is seeking to snap a six-game skid in SEC home openers ... The Rebels’ last league home opening victory was a 26-23 win over Vanderbilt in 2004 ... Before dropping six-straight conference home openers, the Rebels won four in a row from 2001-04.
•This game marks head coach Houston Nutt’s first meeting with UGA at Ole Miss ... Nutt was winlesss versus the Bulldogs in five meeting at Arkansas including a loss in the 2002 SEC Championship Game.

Just a few tidbits about this weeks opponent. Nothing special. Crockett will be in attendence for this one. Got a date with the old lady. Should be a fun time regardless of the outcome. Not expecting much, thats the motto apparently. Obviously would be thrilled with a victory. I get the sense that this game is a "Hot Seat" game. Obviously after getting drug through the mud against Vandy last week there are many who are fed up with Nutt. My question to you is, who else is going to coach? I beg your pardon, but the Rebel program isn't exactly one of the most sought after jobs out there. Just saying, give the guy a little time. He has obviously done a better than bad job of recruiting and there are young and inexperienced guys on the field. These things take time to mold together. As for Georgia, I don't think they are pleased with Richt over the past two seasons. If the Rebs beat Georgia in any way, shape or form of convincing fashion, they may fire Richt in the locker room after the game. I doubt that happens, but you get the idea. Hopefully the Rebs can "Do Work" on Saturday. It would certainly make my weekend better.

Thoughts on Vandy-Ole Miss...

This sums it up pretty well

THIS SERIES IS GETTING OUT OF HAND

12 wins over MSU in a row and 19-1 in the last 20 games. You may own the state of MS, but that's all you own. All of you out there saying that the LSU D is sick but the offense needs to get better obviously don't follow LSU football. When Les Miles dreams at night about football, last night would be his wet dream. MS State did exactly what Les wanted them to do. Try to go toe to toe with them. Les knows if you try this, you will hang around for a while but you don't have the horses to do it for 4 quarters. Dominating D, solid special teams and an offense who pounds the D for 3 quarters wearing them down so they can win it in the 4th. Throw in a QB who just manages the game by dinking and dunking with the occasional deep ball thrown in and it's just what Les is looking for. This offense doesn't need help, they executed the game plan perfectly. When LSU needs to score more points to win, you will see them open it up a little and score more. It's 2007 all over again. The defense was dominant and Matt Flynn just handed it off, managed the game and threw it around when he needed to.

P.S. Mullen is 2-10 vs the SEC west. Just saying.

GAMEDAY

Jarrett Lee is ready to "stick it" to the Bulldogs. LSU 35-17.

Waylon Wednesday!!!

Ole Miss vs Vandy Preview

The Rebs hit the Road to open SEC play this year and are in dire need of a Victory. No guarantees on this one as I said in a previous post, Vandy gives the Rebs fits. The game will be televised on your SEC Network provider, so if you are a DirecTV subscriber... that is channel 30. Personally looking forward to watching this game and see how the Rebels have progressed in the 3rd week of the 2011 campaign. Based on the info below, its not encouraging playing Vandy. Anyhoo, heres to hoping for putting up a W in the good column.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR ...

•Ole Miss is looking to improve its record to 2-1 on the season ... The Rebels started 1-2 last season and last started a year 2-1 in 2009 after knocking off Memphis and Southeastern Louisiana before falling to South Carolina ... The Rebels boast an all-time record of 620-477-35 (.563 winning percentage) in 117 years of football.

•This game will be the 86th meeting between Ole Miss and Vanderbilt dating back to 1894 ... The Rebels lead the series 47-36-2 and have won 13 of the last 18 meetings since 1992 ... Ole Miss leads 47-18-2 in SEC games versus VU. Vanderbilt won the first 19 games in the series, with Ole Miss having won 47 of the last 66 games played between the two teams.

•The Rebels trails the Commodores 26-21-2 in games played in Nashville, but have won nine of the last 12 in the Music City including a 23-7 win in 2009 ... Ole Miss dropped the first 17 in a row to Vanderbilt in Nashville from 1894-1938.

•The Rebels are kicking off league play with Vanderbilt for the seventh time in the last nine seasons.

•Ole Miss is opening SEC play on the road for the seventh time since 2003.

•The Rebels are seeking to snap a seven-game skid in SEC openers ... Ole Miss is 30-44-3 in SEC openers ... The last league-opening win came in 2003 in Nashville, a 24-21 victory over the Commodores ... The Rebels are just 2-16 in their last 18 conference openers.

G.O.A.T

Mariano Rivera recorded his 600th career save last night which puts him in second place behind Trevor Hoffman who has 601 career saves. In my opinion he is the greatest closer of all time and I am sure he will eclipse Hoffmans mark before seasons end and stand alone in first place. Honestly, the guy probably has a few more good years left in him so there in no telling will his career mark will end up.

I got to watch the last out live after work and it was an interesting way for a game to end. With 2 outs in the 9th and Ichiro on first, Catcher Russell Martin throws out Ichiro trying to steal to end the game. Gotta respect the guts of Ichiro to try to get up into scoring position in a 1 run game, but nonetheless, it backfired, game over...#600.

Interstingly enough, in 17 seasons Rivera has posted an ERA of 2.22, while averaging 39 saves a year. And he is even better in the postseason where his ERA is under 1.00 and he has 42 postseason saves. You wanna know why the Yankees are successful, you need not look any further than MO!! To steal a quote from Brett "The Hitman" Hart.... Rivera is the Best there is, The Best there was, and The Best there ever will be!! Hands down.

Thoughts on Football...

Sometimes when I'm watching a game I constantly I am reminded of this because of what I see on the field. It happens during NFL contest, but mostly when I watch the Rebels. You really can't put it into any better words or a phrase better than this and who better to deliver the address then one of the greatest coaching figures in the history of football...




.....Well said Vince, Well Said...

Thought to ponder....

Memphis got beat by 40+ at the hands of Arkansas State and BYU almost beat Texas.. Sure Texas is down this year where in years past they have been the Cream of the Crop in there conference......

My take on this, and there is still a long way to go in the season, but BYU is actually pretty good and Memphis is obviously terrible. So maybe there is hope for the Rebel team after losing a game they should have won and were a underdog in at home. And maybe, State has more kinks to work out than the run of the mill fan thinks. I dunno, we'll have to wait and see. Like I said, its a long season.

Weekend recap... thus far

I reckon a win is a win...right? Sure would have loved a blowout, but oh well. No biggie. Jeff Scott had a big day and it was nice for him to be able to pad his season stats in one game. Gonna be a long season but the Rebs may shock some team. Who knows at this point. Not a whole lot of expectations for the season, unlike another Mississippi school that laid an egg on the Plains. Honestly was shocked at the game from the get-go. Different Auburn team that played against MSU this weekend then the one that almost got beat against Utah State. Seriously, one play here or there in both those games and Auburn is 0-2. As for the Bullpups it was obviously now in hindsight a bad call to run the ball. However, and this is just a guess, Mullen was probably thinking we've pretty much run the ball on them for the better part of the game...more specifically the last two drives in the final 7 or so minutes. What the heck, lets go for it all. Turns out it was the wrong decision. Give Auburn credit for the stand at the goalline.

It doesn't get any easier for both schools here in the home state.. Dogs vs Mac's Tigers in Starkville. I'm sure the place will be crazy but that won't matter. LSU is pretty damn good. That's right, I said it... they are good. To much speed and LSU wins a easy one 56-7. For the Rebs, a trip to Nashville to play Vandy. Kinda like to pencil this one in as a Win, but for some unexplainable reason Vandy always gives the Rebs everything and more. I still like the Rebs to win the game, but it'll be a classic crapfest and the score will probably be like 21-20 or something real close like that. And Vandy could win the game just as easy as the Rebs could.

On a sidenote, the fantasy football season is not off to a good start for ole Crockett. Pretty sure we are going to lose games in all three leagues. Been a pretty wild opening weekend. Falcons getting blown out!! Really?!! And the Steelers got spanked. If this keeps up, its gonna take a Saturday Night Miracle to make any noise on the Fantasy Football front this season. And yes, there is money involved on all three leagues. Gotta find this years Peyton Hillis. Anyhoo, Mac's team is dominating, so I am sure he is pleased about that.

The Final drive of MSU/Auburn...

HO HUM...

A nice little scrimmage before heading to Starkville.

Some observations from the game...

1. This defense is sick. Follow up the Oregon game by giving up -4 yards rushing and 95 total yards

2. Michael Ford is a better pure runner than Spencer Ware.

3. Mettenberger is going to be a star. Won't be surprised if he is getting significant snaps down the road this year.

SERIOUSLY STATE?

You just got CHIZZED. As much as it pains me to say because I absolutely despise Auburn University and their entire coaching staff. Dan Mullen was out coached. No other way to look at it. Being cocky, and beating "The school up north" will only get you so far. Eventually you gotta beat someone else. 2-9 vs SEC West teams isn't going to cut it. Better put this one behind you or Thursday night will get ugly. The defense better grow up fast because if you think you're going to score 40 against LSU you are sadly mistaken. Just ask Oregon.

ACTION FIGURE THERAPY TAKE ON SOULJA BOY SAYING F THE TROOPS

I couldn't have said it better myself. This one has some language so be careful.

Something to brighten your day Ole Miss fans

You can't watch this and not cheer up. Two bros, old and young, having the time of their lives.

Puppy playing with Big Dog

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Another Les Miles Moment

In case you missed it, before the game started as the team is coming out of the tunnel, old Les gets a little confused to which sideline he's supposed to be going to. Watch the whole video and keep your eye on Miles. He is in front of the team and breaks left before he gets run over, and then he keeps going left. Although as goofy as he is, you can't say he doesn't get his team up for big games especially in the face of adversity. Katrina, Gustav, and now bar fights.

Ole Miss Pep Talk..

Coach Wally Riggendorf from dr-nix on Vimeo.

Yeah well, we blew that game. However, give BYU credit for continuing to play football and get after it. There is no quit in those Cougars and that is evident by the fact that they won a game they shouldn't have despite being favored. I will leave the second guessing to the sports writers, etc.. Although, I will say from the very first play I was concerned. Anytime you have a big, veteran offensive line and a running back that's probably in the top ten in the SEC and you don't feed him the pill, then I have got to question the play call. End around on the first play of the game... WTF?!? Obviously now that doesn't matter as Bolden got injured and is likely done for the year. They say six weeks but its a fractured ankle. Really don't see him being a factor moving forward. In addition to our lack of an effective, clock and yard chewing running game, the dropped pass was huge. Not gonna rag on the guy, I expect that Brassel will make plenty of plays over his career to outnumber that one. Besides, kid was playing High School ball this time last year. Overall, the D didn't do that bad of a job. They still gotta improve but that it apparently the least of the worries at this point. It seems we are... how would you put it.... Same season, different quarterback problem. Stoudt looked good with the exception of the fumble that ultimately resulted in defeat. But I personally feel he shouldn't have been put in that position considering his limited to zero experience. Brunetti, unfortunately didn't get much of chance and did little with the chances he got. I wish I would have been able to see the whole game, but work supersedes recreational football watching. With that being said, it will be interesting to see where Mackey fits into this dilemma.

As I stated in a previous post, I thought the Rebs were going to be a .500 ballclub at the very best this season. However, I counted this past game towards that mark and now it seems we are in the same ship as last season and are headed for another 4-8 unless things change drastically. I hope they do and I will not fade in my support of the home team, but I will call it like I see it and if you don't like it... don't read it. Read up on some of Mac's Ole Miss Hate messages. That should keep you entertained.

ONE DOWN

THE BOOK OF MORMON SAYETH...

GO TO HELL OLE MISS!!!!!!